Do you want to be an astronaut? Do you want know what it feels like to travel in a space ship and experience weightlessness? Well, now you don't have to be an astronaut in order to be A company in Florida called Zero Gravity Corp. offers weightless zero gravity, flights. gives airplane or rides to people so that they can experience weightlessness just like an astronaut. The Targe airplane, which is about 66 feet(20 meters) long, has a soft padded floor, but no windows. It can carry up to 30 people. Before the flight, the passengers must take a safety class. When they finish the class, the ride begins. First, the passengers sit in the back of the plane and put on their seat be Then, after the plane takes off, the passengers remove their shoes, put them away, and sit on the floor. The pilot flies the plane up to about 32,000 feet(9,750 meters)Then, the plane quickly dives down for about 25 seconds. That's when the passengers slowly rise off the floor and float through the air, just like an astronaut! The pilot brings the plane up and down in this way about 20 times during the flight, which lasts about 90 minutes. Peter Diamandis, the chairman of Zero Gravity Corp., says, "We want to give people the opportunity to experience the fun and excitement of weightlessness." Cindy Lim, a lawyer from New York City, was a passenger on the first zero gravity flight. She says, "It was so exciting! There really are no words to describe the experience." Others did not feel so well during the ride. "I got sick," says passenger Angelo Torres, "but it was so much fun that I would definitely do again. It's like the longest roller-coaster ride in the world!" fan Weightlessness may be fun, but it's not cheap. A zero gravity flight costs about $3,000.00.